So What Religion Are We?
My Mother told me this joke today. Somehow it seemed fitting to share it.
Two boys were new to the neighborhood. They were playing by themselves one day, and decided they were tired of playing alone. They discussed their situation and decided the reason they were alone was that they were not baptized like the rest of their peers. So they decided to fix this circumstance.
They wandered through all the churches in the neighborhood and finally found one with an open and unlocked door. They went inside looking for someone to baptize them. They looked for some time but were unable to find a minister or priest. Finally the janitor found them wandering the halls. The boys asked the janitor if he would baptize them.
The janitor was a kindly soul, but not too bright. He did not fully understand what the children wanted but decided to try. He took them to the bathroom and ended up plunging their heads in the toilet. When he was done, he declared, “You are now baptized.”
The boys left happy, but confused. “So what religion are we?” they asked themselves. One boy said, “Well, we aren’t Catholic, because they pour water on you. We aren’t Baptist because they put your whole body in water.”
“I know!” said the other. “Did you smell that water we were dunked in? I bet we’re Piss-copalians!”
